Mr. Speaker, I wish to be recorded as voting against this bill.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Lost his last election, in 2006, with 34% of the vote.
Criminal Code June 18th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I wish to be recorded as voting against this bill.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Constitution June 3rd, 1996
What an insult.
Gasoline Prices May 14th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, people in my riding of Cambridge and Canadians across Ontario are once again being gouged at the pumps as gasoline prices rise with the spring temperatures.
To many Canadians the issue is clear. Oil companies are being allowed to charge whatever price they see fit for a litre of gasoline.
I will wait with interest to see what happens as the first long weekend of spring arrives. No doubt there will be a noticeable and coincidental rise in gasoline prices. There always is.
At what point will the government stand up against the major oil and gas companies and do what is right to protect Canadians from these unjustifiable price increases?
Canadian Human Rights Act May 9th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of my colleague from Mercier. I agree with her that we are all born equally as humans. Would the hon. member agree with me that there should have one law to protect all humans equally regardless of what or who they are?
I believe that a great majority of Canadians are against discrimination, especially Canadians from my riding of Cambridge. They are against discrimination. I am against discrimination. I see a human being as a human being. In dividing Canadian society into small self-interest groups we are discriminating against somebody else.
I believe a great majority of Canadians have a right to be concerned. What is going to happen to this country? This country has been built by the traditional family. I believe that in the future Canada will be built even better and stronger with the same values without any discrimination.
Housing May 7th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask that the federal government make assurances to the people of my riding living in the Cambridge New Hope Housing Co-op that they will not lose their homes when jurisdiction for social housing is turned over to provincial control.
I have received letters from many of the residents of the New Hope Co-op, from young children like eight-year old Scott Entwhistle, who is worried that he will lose his home and will have to live on the streets. There are letters from parents struggling to provide their families with a safe, affordable home to grow up in who are afraid that the Mike Harris government will axe funding to their co-op.
I alone cannot allay the fears of these people. I require the assistance of the hon. minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Prime Minister to let these people know that this government is not abandoning them to the Mike Harris government.
Supply April 23rd, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I would like to be recorded as voting for the government on this amendment.
Department Of Public Works And Government Services Act March 26th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I would like to be recorded on the side of the government.
Racism March 19th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, in 1966 the United Nations declared March 21 the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination to commemorate the sacrifices made by peaceful demonstrators who were killed and wounded while protesting against the government in South Africa in 1960. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the UN declaration.
Canada is recognized around the world as one of the best countries in which to live. Unfortunately racism and racial discrimination are a reality in Canada. They are everyone's problem and we all need to take responsibility for them.
I hope my colleagues in the House will take up this challenge and will remember to honour the spirit and intention of March 21, the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination.
Immigration Enforcement Improvement Act March 15th, 1996
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-237, an act to amend the Immigration Act and Transfer of Offenders Act.
Mr. Speaker, this bill is identical to Bill C-316, which I introduced in the House of Commons exactly one year ago, on March 15, 1995.
Pursuant to a special order of the House passed on March 4, I am requesting this bill be reinstated to the position it was in prior to the prorogation of the House. This bill would facilitate the deportation of non-citizens convicted of violent criminal offences punishable by 10 or more years imprisonment by allowing judges to issue deportation orders at the time of sentencing.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
Ceso International Services March 15th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to welcome home one of my constituents.
Mr. Donald MacLeod of Cambridge has recently returned home from working overseas for CESO International Services.
Mr. MacLeod visited a recently privatized cold storage and food processing company in Russia, where he helped to introduce an investment evaluation program and installed a profit planning and project evaluation system to help this company become more profitable.
CESO volunteer advisers are professional, skilled, generally retired men and women who share their expertise with needy businesses and organizations in developing nations.
It is through the efforts of Canadians like Mr. MacLeod that we establish our national pride and international reputation. I congratulate him and CESO for their volunteer efforts.